This lacked the prose, excitement, and lust of [b:The Gladiator's Master|12354504|The Gladiator's Master |Fae Sutherland|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1313784214s/12354504.jpg|17334225].The love interest is presented as a villain, a spoiled brat.I could not fathom accepting him for a warrior's lover. Sniveling snot. Lol.Nothing in the prose caught my interest. There were odd uses of American slang, not historical in any way.I didn't feel sympathetic to any of the main characters.When he struck the woman's face, I was done.